2/23/2026, 4:25 PM
twitch blinked at him like he’d spoken another language.
the praise felt strange in her chest, almost undeserved. had the bare minimum to survival become something to applaud? she glanced down at the doe, ears tipping back a little as the blood smell thickened in the heat.
the nudge got her moving. she stepped in slow, almost cautious, then tore a strip from the flank—she chewed and swallowed with all the enthusiasm of an oak tree, nodding once.
the praise felt strange in her chest, almost undeserved. had the bare minimum to survival become something to applaud? she glanced down at the doe, ears tipping back a little as the blood smell thickened in the heat.
the nudge got her moving. she stepped in slow, almost cautious, then tore a strip from the flank—she chewed and swallowed with all the enthusiasm of an oak tree, nodding once.
…thanks,she said after a beat, not looking at him.